Liu Guanghan had just learned about the news from Fukang County last night, and before he could even be surprised, he heard about the fire at the Wei family's house.

He stood on the street where the Wei family lived all night, watching the fire at the Wei family's house grow bigger and bigger, and he became more and more frightened.

He knew that Qiao Xiuyuan was silencing him and also giving him a warning.

If he dares to reveal all this, his fate will surely be the same as the Wei family's.

Even if he wasn't afraid of death, he certainly wouldn't dare to reveal Qiao Xiuyuan's name for the sake of his family.

Moreover, even if he implicates Qiao Xiuyuan, he cannot escape his guilt and will ultimately face death.

Therefore, the only way to survive is to keep the secret to the death!

As long as he insists that he is unaware of what Jia Ren and the Wei family did, he will not be in any danger. At worst, he will be dismissed from his post for negligence.

Of course, besides him having to watch his mouth, everyone who knows the whole story should also watch their mouth!

Only the dead can keep secrets!

Su Xing and his group entered Jinzhou City at dusk. They were quite surprised when they learned that the Wei family had caught fire.

"Why would the Wei family's house suddenly catch fire? Did they know their crimes had been exposed and commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"

“We’ve only just returned, and the people in this city probably don’t know what’s going on in Fukang County yet. Why would the Wei family be in such a hurry to commit suicide out of fear of punishment? In my opinion, they were probably murdered to silence them!”

"Murder to cover it up? Won't we be in danger too? After all, we know quite a bit..."

"We should be fine, right? Even if the person behind this has incredible connections, they couldn't possibly kill so many of us in one go... Besides, the news about Fukang County will spread sooner or later, even if we don't say anything."

"Yes, we should be fine. The Wei family was silenced because they knew the identity of the person behind it all! But we know nothing about them!"

…

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but Su Xing was extremely anxious.

"Thank you all for going to Fukang County to help, and thank you all for helping me get out of this predicament. Once this matter is resolved, I will repay you handsomely! I haven't been home for many days, so my father doesn't need to worry. Therefore, I will take my leave now!"

After Su Xing clasped his hands in a fist salute and finished speaking, he left amidst the polite farewells of the group.

The Wei family is in trouble; I wonder how the Su family is doing now.

Su Family

Su Hongshuo summoned all the influential people in the clan and gathered them in the main hall of the old house.

Su Lingwei, the most outstanding member of the second branch of the Su family, was naturally among them.

Su Hongshuo, who had been sickly before, stood up straight with a sharp glint in his eyes. The intelligent people present could naturally see why.

It turns out Su Hongshuo was faking his illness!

"It seems the patriarch's illness has been cured?"

Su Hongquan from the third branch of the family was the most impatient. He insisted on pointing out things that everyone could see, and his sarcastic tone just now clearly showed that he wanted to embarrass Su Hongshuo.

Looking at the crowd of people ready to watch the show, Su Hongshuo felt both angry and helpless.

Even now, not a single one of these people has come to their senses!

"I was definitely faking illness before!"

Upon hearing this, Su Hongquan sneered, "Ha! Patriarch, we've been so worried about your health, only to find out you were faking it! Now that you've come out of this, you must give us an explanation!"

Su Hongjue from the fourth branch said with a sneer, "Third brother, can't you see that? The patriarch's illness is just an act to appease his own son! Otherwise, if his son doesn't come back, who will inherit the position of patriarch?"

Upon hearing this, Su Hongquan slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair, then stood up and said, "The Su family has always passed the position of family head to a capable person, but has never mentioned that the position must be passed to one's own son!"

Su Xing knows absolutely nothing about business, and now he's caused such a huge mess for the Su family. How can he possibly be the next head of the family?!

"Patriarch, are you trying to destroy the Su family's century-old foundation in one fell swoop?!"

Su Hongshuo raised his cane, as if to strike Su Hongquan.

Seeing this, Su Lingwei stepped forward to stop them, but was accidentally hit on the shoulder by Su Hongshuo's cane.

"ah!"

Su Lingwei screamed and staggered back a few steps.

He clutched his shoulder, which had been hit, with a pained expression, as if he had been beaten very badly.

Seeing this, Su Hongshuo felt an indescribable disappointment.

Su Lingwei is someone he's watched grow up.

Su Lingwei was intelligent and eager to learn, and he never believed that women should be confined to the inner quarters to be good wives and mothers, so he was happy to teach Su Lingwei the ways of business.

Seeing that Su Lingwei had considerable talent in both medicine and business, he was very pleased and therefore always treated Su Lingwei as his own granddaughter and taught her accordingly.

But I never imagined that Su Lingwei was such an ambitious person.

Su Lingwei had always appeared sensible and obedient in front of him, but a few days ago, when he saw the guards of the Yong'an Prince's Mansion escorting her back to the mansion in a disheveled state, he realized what Su Lingwei had done.

They actually went to the entrance of the post station to cause trouble.

Su Lingwei realized that the prescription was for an antidote, so instead of coming to him first, she went directly to Su Muxi.

He absolutely did not believe that Su Lingwei did this to prevent Su Muxi from implicating the Su family.

Therefore, there is only one possibility: Su Lingwei wants to find out Su Muxi's mistakes, make Su Muxi lose the support of the people, and thus make the Su family oppose Su Xing's succession to the position of family head.

Such narrow-minded thinking makes one unfit for great responsibilities. If he were to reveal all the truth and Su Muxi's plans, it would likely lead to mistakes.

So when McQueen brought Su Lingwei back to the Su residence that day, Su Hongshuo didn't say anything to her. Instead, he locked her in the courtyard and forbade her to come out.

Today he wanted to tell the truth about the plague in Fukang County and the current situation, which was why he asked Su Lingwei to come. After all, Su Lingwei was considered outstanding among the younger generation, so he was prepared to give her another chance.

Unexpectedly, Su Lingwei disappointed him once again.

He didn't use any force at all; he was just making a show with his cane.

But Su Lingwei reacted in this way…

Oh!

Compared to his granddaughter Su Muxi, he's really far inferior!

"Patriarch, Third Grandfather was just telling the truth. As the patriarch, you should consider the future of the Su family. How can you be so selfish?!"

The news that my uncle had adulterated the medicinal herbs he sent to Fukang County with counterfeit medicine has now spread.

"My eldest uncle's actions have implicated the Su family. The patriarch absolutely cannot pass the position of patriarch to him!"

Su Lingwei spoke righteously, but when she looked at Su Hongshuo, there was a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

Seeing this, Su Hongshuo did not rush to explain, but instead sneered, "Heh! In your opinion, who should be the next head of the family?"